A covariance regression model

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DOI10.5705/SS.2010.051zbMATH Open1238.62065arXiv1102.5721OpenAlexW2155684712MaRDI QIDQ2883907FDOQ2883907


Authors: Peter D. Hoff, Xiaoyue Niu Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 14 May 2012

Published in: Statistica Sinica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Classical regression analysis relates the expectation of a response variable to a linear combination of explanatory variables. In this article, we propose a covariance regression model that parameterizes the covariance matrix of a multivariate response vector as a parsimonious quadratic function of explanatory variables. The approach is analogous to the mean regression model, and is similar to a factor analysis model in which the factor loadings depend on the explanatory variables. Using a random-effects representation, parameter estimation for the model is straightforward using either an EM-algorithm or an MCMC approximation via Gibbs sampling. The proposed methodology provides a simple but flexible representation of heteroscedasticity across the levels of an explanatory variable, improves estimation of the mean function and gives better calibrated prediction regions when compared to a homoscedastic model.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.5721




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